During the period after "Warcraft" was launched.
Apart from the plot in the game, it is attractive to some ordinary players.
Many players who are keen on RTS gameplay are also studying the gameplay and content in "Warcraft".
Not inferior to the single-player plot of "Warcraft" at all, the RTS gameplay content of this game will soon be discovered by players to be far more complicated than they imagined.
At the beginning, most players basically kept building troops and heroes and then upgraded their technology to fight through the game.
As for other things, I have no idea at all.
But with a little bit of player understanding, many great RTS players have discovered the impact of high-level heroes on the battle situation based on the characteristics of the game.
Moreover, the heroes themselves can also use items, and some simple tactics have been invented.
For example, in the early stage, let the soldiers take the hero to level up to improve the hero's level faster.
At the same time, there are also some targeted gameplays. For example, the sword master of the orc clan has the wind step and can go to the enemy's house to harass the farmers.
Follow the enemy's leveling troops, and then use the extra damage of Wind Step to grab experience and treasures by finishing the damage.
And in order to deal with enemies such as Juggernauts and faster-moving Demon Hunters that come to harass the home in the early stage, some players also discovered the secrets of architecture in "Warcraft", such as blocking the road to the gold mine, so that There's no way to harass them once they're here.
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In the office of Nebula Games, Chen Xu was testing the map editor of "Warcraft".
At this time, there was a knock on the office door, and Lin Rou walked in after being notified.
"Mr. Chen, Shark TV contacted us and said that they hope to obtain authorization for a "Warcraft" competitive event." Lin Rou said to Chen Xu.
"Competitive event? Please explain in detail." After hearing Lin Rou's words, Chen Xu was stunned for a moment and asked.
E-sports events are actually part of Chen Xu’s plan.
After all, "Warcraft" is a competitive game.
It's just that Chen Xu hasn't thought about it at this stage.
Mainly because the level of "Warcraft" players is still uneven.
To be honest, holding a "Warcraft" competition does not have much value.
And for players, it is still more of an exploratory state at present, and the enjoyment is not that strong.
Because RTS is a relatively special type of e-sports.
If you can understand it, it is definitely the most enjoyable to watch.
But if you can't understand, then your eyes will go dark.
Because e-sports such as FPS and MOBA, even if you don’t understand them.
But whether it's a single kill or a counter-kill with 100 drops of blood, you can still capture the simplest information.
But what about rts
This involves operational aspects.
For example, if a hero dies once, some players will directly hit GG; if several farmers die, they will directly hit GG;
For players who understand the mechanics of the game, this is completely normal.
Because you are already too far behind, this time is enough for your opponent to accumulate a big advantage and kill you little by little.
But for players who don't understand, it feels very confusing. They don't understand the tactics at all. In their opinion, one hero and three units died on one side, and then they suddenly gave up. They may even feel that Is it possible that one side is engaging in match-fixing again
The launch of RTS competition at this stage is actually not a good thing in Chen Xu's opinion.
In addition, in the parallel world, the e-sports industry is not as backward as imagined. On the contrary, it is still very prosperous.
Third-party event organizers, various sponsorship channels, standardized clubs and corresponding guilds are all very complete.
This also leads to the RTS e-sports area, which has quite a lot of projects.
Although "Warcraft" is very popular, it has just been launched and you want to run an e-sports project
With doubts, Chen Xu listened to Lin Rou's explanation, and then suddenly realized.
"Shark TV wants to organize a platform event?" Chen Xu looked at Lin Judo.
It's very simple. On the live broadcast platform, I saw that "Warcraft" is very popular. In addition, there are many RTS masters contracted anchors on the platform, so I want to purchase a platform event license from Nebula Games to host a Shark TV "Warcraft" The monthly competition model of "Struggle for Hegemony" allows Shark TV's contracted anchors to compete.
As for sponsorships, bonuses and operations, they are all handled by Shark TV. As a supervisor, Nebula Games just takes a look and then collects the money.
To put it bluntly, the platform wants to hold an event and give it a competitive name. As for the content, it is similar to the early Internet cafe competitions in e-sports.
There are no offline audiences or offline venues.
"You can contact the people at Shark TV and we can talk about this. However, we will also set up a special department here to learn the relevant content and the know-how." Chen Xu thought for a while, Said towards Lin Rou.
Chen Xu is also quite interested in e-sports.
It's not for money or anything like the income from competitions.
What Chen Xu cares about most is this kind of e-sports event, which promotes gaming.
When a game has a suitable pool, e-sports can be said to be a good way to stabilize player stickiness and IP.
For example, in previous games such as "League of Legends" and "Dota", even though the number of players is decreasing, the IP value of the entire game has not declined at all.
Because many players will still watch games even if they don't play games, and for "Warcraft", such IP value cultivation is obviously necessary.
Of course, one point must be grasped. Third-party events should keep pace with official events.
Just like Blizzard in the previous life, if you say he has the ability, he wants to go it alone, which led to SC2 in the previous life having a falling out with a third-party contractor in the golden age, and the good cards were badly played.
But if you want to say that he is incompetent, for games such as OOW that continue to decline in popularity, clubs and events can still be run well, and everyone can even have food to eat.
In this cooperation with Shark TV, in addition to further promoting the game, Chen Xu also wants to cultivate Nebula Games’ internal understanding of the e-sports industry.
After all, Nebula Games will inevitably develop games of this type in the future.
And this kind of e-sports type of game is basically evergreen if it works well.
As for how Shark TV will handle the first 'Internet Cafe Tournament' of "Warcraft", we will discuss it slowly at that time.
After talking to Lin Rou, Chen Xu also sent a message to the work group.
Ask HR to see if there are any employees who are willing to transfer positions and recruit new ones.
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"Mr. Chen, are we going to hold an e-sports competition?" After talking to Lin Rou, Chen Xu flexed his muscles and walked towards the project room. Everyone who saw Chen Xu arriving seemed a little curious.
"It's just a matter of authorizing Shark TV to host it. Our own direct departments can learn from their experience. Even if we have to officially handle it later, most of it will be handed over to a third party. We just need to have an understanding of this area and know how to operate competitive games. "Chen Xu shook his head and said.
"But speaking of it, "Warcraft" does have the conditions to hold a competition." Qin Yi said.
"Warcraft" has been online for a while now. It has gone through an early stage and basically the players' levels have gradually differentiated.
Coupled with the popularity of "Warcraft" in China, it has basically crushed other RTS.
Therefore, there are reports from major clubs that they will transform their other RTS game divisions into "Warcraft".
Coupled with the influx of other professional RTS players, there is actually no shortage of so-called great players.
"Okay, stop talking about this. You have had enough rest during this period. Prepare the plan for the new version of "Warcraft"." Chen Xu looked at several people and said with a smile.
He took out a document that had been printed long ago.
"Uh! Plan for a new version!?" Everyone was a little surprised. A new version will be released so soon
But when they saw what they saw in front of them, the document was even more confused.
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